>Hiya Jim ---
>
>Because this would be seen as a contentious was of doing it. It still makes more sense to me to have MS sign off on the idea upfront. It would be in all parties best interest, really, so I think the concept would just have to be packaged the right way.

John,

You could be a very old guy before you get M$ to sign off on something like this. I suspect they are going to feel that you are stepping in their sandbox.

In other words, if the criteria for starting a consensus wish list is that M$ agrees up front, then it will not be done.

regards,

Jim